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Welcome to my blog. These are all the articles I've written over the years about composing and music in general.
Part of the difficulty in teaching composition, is that once you become good at composition, you start to lose touch with the learning process. I have always strove to teach from the view point of …
Continue Reading about Learning to Code vs Learning Music Composition →
Sometimes, you just don’t have the motivation to compose. Why? Deep down, you know you want to compose, but you can’t pull yourself away from the latest binge on Netflix. In this article, I'll dig …
Continue Reading about Intrinsic versus Extrinsic Motivation and Composing Music →
I often think about what it takes to truly master the subject of composition. It can be frustrating from the standpoint of student, finding yourself writing pieces that you have written before… just …
Continue Reading about The Art of Counterpoint Part 3: On the Musical Education of a Child Prodigy →
Film composers and directors always have a unique relationship in the movie making process. "The music" tends to be somewhat mysterious to most people, and yet, it is also something that everyone has …
Continue Reading about Unbuttoned Trust: The Collaboration of John Williams and Steven Spielberg →
So where to begin the study of counterpoint? This is a dilemma that I have faced in the past, and for the most part, has been the biggest stumbling block. In this post, we will examine how Bach …
Continue Reading about Counterpoint Part 2: The Art of Counterpoint →
I've often taken a survey of my own compositional capabilities, and come to the conclusion I have one truly great weakness. That weakness: Counterpoint. I Can Do Some Counterpoint I am like many …
Continue Reading about Counterpoint Part 1: Because Counterpoint. →
